Ive 'cricked' my neck, what exactly is that!


Question: Ive 'cricked' my neck, what exactly is that
I was getting into bed when my necked suddenly hurt and now Ive got a stiff neck, very painful and difficult to turn my head!.
Just wondered what exactly is a cricked neck!?!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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Most people over the age of 35 show some wear and tear on an X-ray of their necks, but not everyone over 35 has neck pain! X-rays only show the bones in the body and do not show the disc or soft tissues around the bones and joints!. Therefore a patient can have a bad X-ray but be pain free or alternatively have a normal X-ray and be in agony because it is not the bones causing the pain!. Cricked neck, trapped nerve and pulled muscle, are all terms which patients use to describe pain in the neck!. In fact most neck pain is the result of a disc problem causing a trapped nerve!. A neck problem can result from sleeping awkwardly and 'cricking' the neck; it can be due to prolonged bad posture such as sitting at a computer or at the wheel of a car; or it can be sudden in onset as a result of suddenly jarring the neck, or from lifting or pushing heavy objects!. Patients usually complain of constant pain in the neck, across the shoulders or into the shoulder blade!. Pain may even be referred from the neck up to the head or down the arms - referred pain - Neck pain may be one sided or both sides!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

A cricked neck comes from holding your neck in an improper position while sleeping!. Usually your neck is in this position for a long period of time!. Then when you wake up and try to move your neck into another position, the crick pulls the muscle of that area and causes the pain!.

If you haven't already found out the solution to this problem, put an ice pack on the sore area for 20 minutes on and 20 minutes off and the pain will ease up after a period of time!.

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I do that all the time!.
It's when you're in one position for ages and your bones kind of lock up!. And then you move your head to a different position and the bones un-lock with a bit of a click!.

We learnt it in science!.
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You have just pulled(strained) a muscle in your neck!. Put an ice pack on the affected area, frozen pea pack will do, for 7 to 10 minutes!. Do this about every hour!. It will probably be OK in a day or so!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

You will be okay it happens!. Just relax!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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dont lie down could make it worst but i got on and coulndt move my body stuck in bed
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